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צִן H6790

H6790 is the Hebrew word צִן, transliterated Tsin and said tseen. The King James Version most often renders it zin.

Word: צִןTransliteration: TsinSaid: tseenLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

Tsin, a part of the Desert.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to prick; a crag.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

zin 8×along to zin 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Zin.

Verses using צִן

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 13:21 · KJV

So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

Numbers 20:1 · KJV

Then came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried there.

Numbers 27:14 · KJV

For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

Numbers 33:36 · KJV

And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the wilderness of Zin, which is Kadesh.

Numbers 34:3 · KJV

Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

Numbers 34:4 · KJV

And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:

Deuteronomy 32:51 · KJV

Because ye trespassed against me among the children of Israel at the waters of MeribahKadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

Joshua 15:1 · KJV

This then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families; even to the border of Edom the wilderness of Zin southward was the uttermost part of the south coast.

Joshua 15:3 · KJV

And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim, and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar, and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

Common questions

What does Strong's H6790 mean?

H6790 is the Hebrew word צִן (Tsin), meaning Tsin, a part of the Desert.

How is H6790 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it zin (8 times), along to zin (1 time).

How many times does H6790 appear in the Bible?

צִן (Tsin) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H6790 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to prick; a crag.

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